Sun Zi Bing Fa Yu San Shi Liu Ji

Sun Zi Bing Fa Yu San Shi Liu Ji, literally Sun Tzu's The Art of War and the Thirty-Six Stratagems, is a Chinese television series first broadcast in 2000. Set in the Warring States period of ancient China, the series tells the story of Sun Bin, a descendant of Sun Tzu, and his rival Pang Juan.

Sun Zi Bing Fa Yu San Shi Liu Ji
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Traditional孫子兵法與三十六計
Simplified孙子兵法与三十六计
MandarinSūn Zǐ Bīngfǎ yǔ Sānshíliù Jì
GenreHistorical drama
Directed byZhang Huili
Zhang Zhisheng
StarringChou Yongli
Yang Hongwu
Opening themeSanshiliu Ji (三十六计) performed by Liu Zilin
Ending themeBa Youqing Liuzai Guxiang (把友情留在故乡) performed by Liu Chunlin
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes36
Production
Production locationChina
Running time45 minutes per episode
Release
First shown in2000

List of episodes

Each episode is named after one of the Thirty-Six Stratagems.

#Rough translation of title (in English)Original title (in Chinese)
1Remove the ladder when the enemy has ascended to the roof上屋抽梯
2Hide a knife behind a smile笑里藏刀
3Feign madness but keep your balance假痴不癫
4Slough off the cicada's golden shell金蝉脱壳
5Sacrifice the plum tree to preserve the peach tree李代桃僵
6Besiege Wei to rescue Zhao围魏救赵
7Defeat the enemy by capturing their chief擒贼擒王
8Leisurely await for the laboured以逸待劳
9Create something from nothing无中生有
10Kill with a borrowed knife借刀杀人
11Loot a burning house趁火打劫
12Deceive the heavens to cross the ocean瞒天过海
13Replace the beams with rotten timbers偷梁换柱
14Obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo假道伐虢
15Make a sound in the east, then strike in the west声东击西
16The empty fort strategy空城计
17Let the enemy's own spy sow discord in the enemy camp反间计
18Deck the tree with false blossoms树上开花
19Tossing out a brick to get a jade gem抛砖引玉
20Disturb the water and catch a fish混水摸鱼
21Sneak through the passage of Chencang暗渡陈仓
22The beauty trap美人计
23Make the host and the guest exchange roles反客为主
24Point at the mulberry tree while cursing the locust tree指桑骂槐
25Chain stratagems连环计
26Befriend a distant state while attacking a neighbour远交近攻
27Stomp the grass to scare the snake打草惊蛇
28Entice the tiger to leave its mountain lair调虎离山
29In order to capture, one must let loose欲擒故纵
30Borrow a corpse to resurrect the soul借尸还魂
31Remove the firewood from under the pot釜底抽薪
32Take the opportunity to pilfer a goat顺手牵羊
33Shut the door to catch the thief关门捉贼
34Inflict injury on oneself to win the enemy's trust苦肉计
35Watch the fires burning across the river隔岸观火
36If all else fails, retreat走为上

Cast

  • Chou Yongli as Sun Bin
  • Yang Hongwu as Pang Juan
  • Zhang Xiaolei as Zhongli Chun
  • Zhang Zijian as Gongsun Yue
  • Gu Hongwei as Zhongli Qiu
  • Han Fuli as Tian Ji
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